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And you should split your weight lifting days, muscle only grows during your rest period. Therefore either do weights every other day by splitting into the major muscle groups (as Ludwig suggested) or do an Upper Body workout one day, lower body the next, then rest the third day.

Personally, I've experienced problems with the latter option. I've found that I don't have enough time to train the entire upper body in one day. 30-40 minutes biceps, 30-40 minutes triceps, 30-40 minutes upper back, 30-40 minutes lower back, 30-40 minutes shoulders, 30-40 minutes chest. It adds up.
If you just do 1-2 exercises of 3-ish sets each for each of those muscle groups, you won't be seeing a lot of results in terms for strength/stamina gain. I have no experience in training for weight loss (I usually go for weight gain by muscles) and maybe such few sets suffice for weight loss.

I play badminton once a week with a friend of mine and I'm really thinking about getting back to some gym training. What I'm really waiting for now though is for the snow to melt so I can finally get back to playing some basketball with my friends.

I don't work out as much as I did after I did sports in school, like I use to do pushups on a daily basis to stay fit. Now that I got a physically demanding job, I haven't really exercised as much as I did. Really thinking about joining a gym and getting in some cardio.

I typically stick with cardio. The most I do for biceps are push ups and pull ups. It keeps me in decent shape (100 push ups, 35 pull ups per set, usually only two a day.) For my cardio, I typically go 5.5 miles in an hour. 2 miles running, 1.5 miles walking, 2 miles running, .3 miles sprint, .2 miles cool down. I am going to try and add .25 miles to this every month (I do both treadmeal and the track.) I also going to try and keep it in the 1 hour frame. I do that three days a week, and bycicle two days for an hour that I really should start measuring. Then two days off.

Also, I started yoga two months ago. My body was so stiff. Now I can put my entire hand on the ground when touching my toes, but I am still stiff in some areas, so I'm looking at different stretches/yoga posess. I still can't get downward dog right. V.V

I do little exercises and body movements for my daily dose of energy. I usually need a big kick to start my day.
Exercising isn't just for losing weight.. it can be for energy and overall health. Everyone needs to move around to start their day.

Anyone have any suggestions for abdominal workouts? I've been trying to build a six-pack for almost a year now, but I haven't gotten that far. Also, I usually work out my abdominal muscles twice a week for about fifteen minutes each time. Is that enough, or should I spend more time on it?

Anyone have any suggestions for abdominal workouts? I've been trying to build a six-pack for almost a year now, but I haven't gotten that far. Also, I usually work out my abdominal muscles twice a week for about fifteen minutes each time. Is that enough, or should I spend more time on it?

I don't know, I've built quite a bit of muscle overall in the past few years, but it just isn't going as fast as I expected it to. I'm pretty sure I'm just not working out enough or doing it correctly.

Anyone have any suggestions for abdominal workouts? I've been trying to build a six-pack for almost a year now, but I haven't gotten that far. Also, I usually work out my abdominal muscles twice a week for about fifteen minutes each time. Is that enough, or should I spend more time on it?

A six pack is more about losing fat than having strong abs. It doesn't matter how big your abs are if there's a significant layer of fat in front of them. Abs exercises are terrible at removing that layer of fat. I suggest working out the entire body to burn as much calories as possible.
You should start doing deadlift. It's an exercise that lets you life heavy weights, which results in burning a lot of calories. It also strengthens the back a lot, which is necessary for the muscle balance if you do a lot of ab exercises.

Well, im obsessed with being physically strong, i dont have much weights but lift any heavy things i can find around the house. Im gonna go to the gym when im older and get 'ripped'. Im quite tall and a bit overweight but i do press ups, sit ups and play football too, so its a bit more exercise for me.

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Originally Posted by Moneyy

Anyone have any suggestions for abdominal workouts? I've been trying to build a six-pack for almost a year now, but I haven't gotten that far. Also, I usually work out my abdominal muscles twice a week for about fifteen minutes each time. Is that enough, or should I spend more time on it?

Some factors that are probably more important than just doing ab workouts are diet and cardio. You may already have abs there, just underneath some belly fat. :P Doing a quick google search for diet will come up with a good idea of what to do, although in general try to keep the sodas, sweets, and junk foods away as much as possible. As far as cardio goes, I personally like running but there are plenty of options available.

Also, some ab workouts that I try to do are mason twists, bicycles, planks, and v-ups (among others).

I have been working out for a long time now, but I haven't gotten serious about lifting until about a year ago. I used to just go to the gym and do the most random exercises, lol. But, I have started to like it, and it's one of my favorite hobbies. My lifts are(in case anyone cares, or for the other serious 'lifters'):

Yeah, my lifts are messed up. My deadlift and squat should be higher, and I should probably weigh more, seeing as I'm pretty underweight for my height. I'm 6'2" almost 6'3", and weigh like 190lbs. I'm still on a bulk right now, so I'm getting there.

I have been working out for a long time now, but I haven't gotten serious about lifting until about a year ago. I used to just go to the gym and do the most random exercises, lol. But, I have started to like it, and it's one of my favorite hobbies. My lifts are(in case anyone cares, or for the other serious 'lifters'):

Yeah, my lifts are messed up. My deadlift and squat should be higher, and I should probably weigh more, seeing as I'm pretty underweight for my height. I'm 6'2" almost 6'3", and weigh like 190lbs. I'm still on a bulk right now, so I'm getting there.

Is 75 the total weight of both dumbbells? I've found that most people bench about as much as they squat, but you seem to have a big gap, even if 75 is for each dumbbell. Maybe you can lift heavier with a barbell.
I usually lift a lot heavier with the barbell than with the dumbbells, but I also start my chest workout with barbell and use dumbbells towards the end. I also usually do more reps with the dumbbells than with the barbell.

How do you do the squats and deadlifts? Deadlift is hard to describe with words, but at least squats should be fine. How much you can squat depends a lot on how deep you squat. A 300lbs shallow squat would not impress me at all, but someone doing a deep 300lbs squat would at least make me think that the person is slightly strong. I've seen (weak?) people only going halfway to parallel with heavy weights.
I usually go deeper than parallel. I can get my butt down at least another 10cm without any problems, so I see no reason to not do that. It makes me lift lighter weights but the advantages outweigh that. I'm not going to compete in powerlifting.

I have been working out for a long time now, but I haven't gotten serious about lifting until about a year ago. I used to just go to the gym and do the most random exercises, lol. But, I have started to like it, and it's one of my favorite hobbies. My lifts are(in case anyone cares, or for the other serious 'lifters'):

Yeah, my lifts are messed up. My deadlift and squat should be higher, and I should probably weigh more, seeing as I'm pretty underweight for my height. I'm 6'2" almost 6'3", and weigh like 190lbs. I'm still on a bulk right now, so I'm getting there.

You sure you're going deep enough on those squats? At your height it would be pretty hard to dead lift that much and squat that much. (Depends on if your doing it traditional style or sumo style)

Some factors that are probably more important than just doing ab workouts are diet and cardio. You may already have abs there, just underneath some belly fat. :P Doing a quick google search for diet will come up with a good idea of what to do, although in general try to keep the sodas, sweets, and junk foods away as much as possible. As far as cardio goes, I personally like running but there are plenty of options available.

Actually, I don't eat that much junk food, and I'm pretty slim. I barely have much fat left on my lower abdominals, which I'm trying to get rid of. But I haven't done much cardio, so will have to try that as well.

Also, some ab workouts that I try to do are mason twists, bicycles, planks, and v-ups (among others).

Thanks, I will try those.

Also, I have a question about the bench press. I find it hard to press a lot of weight (I currently bench around 110 lbs.) because it puts pressure on my triceps and shoulders. Is this supposed to happen, or am I doing something wrong?

Also, I have a question about the bench press. I find it hard to press a lot of weight (I currently bench around 110 lbs.) because it puts pressure on my triceps and shoulders. Is this supposed to happen, or am I doing something wrong?

The angle between the upper arm and the upper body should be significantly less than 90 degrees (about 45). Having it at 90 degrees is one possible reason for strain on the shoulders.

It's 75lbs dumbbell per arm. I tried doing 80lbs per arm today, and that works out nicely too, although my rest times are longer. And yeah, I can bench more on barbell, although it's been a long time since I have done barbell press (I prefer dumbbells). Also, like I said, my Deadlift and Squats are messed up stat-wise. On squats I go parallel, and the deadlifts are regular deadlifts(not sumo). I'm not sure why my squats are lagging behind that much. The only real reason I can think of is that maybe because I didn't used to work out my legs, until several months ago, thinking deadlifts would do the trick, and help in leg development.

It's 75lbs dumbbell per arm. I tried doing 80lbs per arm today, and that works out nicely too, although my rest times are longer. And yeah, I can bench more on barbell, although it's been a long time since I have done barbell press (I prefer dumbbells). Also, like I said, my Deadlift and Squats are messed up stat-wise. On squats I go parallel, and the deadlifts are regular deadlifts(not sumo). I'm not sure why my squats are lagging behind that much. The only real reason I can think of is that maybe because I didn't used to work out my legs, until several months ago, thinking deadlifts would do the trick, and help in leg development.

You are not supposed to be as strong at squats as you are at deadlift.

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I got into weightlifting 3 years ago when I joined my football team. I did it initially to lose fat but then I started working out for strength gains and now I'm just trying to tone myself down.
I'm 5'11 around 195lbs and here were my last maxes:

Bench: 205
Squat: 325
Clean: 215
Deadlift: 395

Yeah I'm not that strong at all, especially compared to some of the guys that work out at my gym, and because of my toning I haven't really gotten any stronger since I was done with football; I don't mind since I'm more concerned with looking good but I'll go back to strength gaining after cutting enough weight.

Originally Posted by Zenotwapal

You sure you're going deep enough on those squats? At your height it would be pretty hard to dead lift that much and squat that much. (Depends on if your doing it traditional style or sumo style)

Those numbers seem pretty reasonable for his size. I know one of my football teammates is like 6'1 and probably around 175 and he can squat 335, knees parallel to ground.

I'm starting my cut tomorrow on a powerlifting routine (with some bodyweight excersises added) and HIIT cardio on the off-days. Haven't been able to train for over a month due to overtraining, stress (private situation/work) and a wrist-injury. In the meantime I gained some weight (fat) so I expect to shed all of that in 2 months. I'm looking forward to starting again!